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Okay well chase emailed me and sent the newest firmware but how can i update the firmware if it's not working at all? it never loads up with the (old)dension firmware, and it says in the update pdf that i need to select "update ICELINK"... i can't even get it to work a little bit so that i can be blessed with more problems down the road like alternator noises and crazy blinker nonsense. however he did say that if this doesn't work (which it didn't) i can set up some exchange. so at least there is some hope.

Okay well chase emailed me and sent the newest firmware but how can i update the firmware if it's not working at all? it never loads up with the (old)dension firmware, and it says in the update pdf that i need to select "update ICELINK"... i can't even get it to work a little bit so that i can be blessed with more problems down the road like alternator noises and crazy blinker nonsense. however he did say that if this doesn't work (which it didn't) i can set up some exchange. so at least there is some hope.

Tom,
I too have notice that at high volumes, during a quite portion on a track (or even with the iPOD paused) I hear a whirring sound. It goes away completlely if I turn off the engine or if I rev the engine above 1000 rpm. I suspect that it is alternator noise.

I thought I was smokin' crak last week, or having audiophile flashbacks, before I saw this thread today:
Same noise here
'00 328i
Icelink trunk install

Tom,
....during a quite portion on a track (or even with the iPOD paused) I hear a whirring sound. It goes away completlely if I turn off the engine or if I rev the engine above 1000 rpm. I suspect that it is alternator noise. I am running Ice link plus with 2.05 and have the radio head unit installed (not the trunk cable installtion) in a 2001 325i.

If I buy the 10 amp fuse from radio shack, where do I tell the installation guys to splice it? Or is this not a solveable problem?

Randy

Yikes! This is a bit concerning to me. I am having the alternator whine problem also, but I have the trunk install. Chase's suggestion to correct the problem was to swap out the trunk harness for the radio harness.

I would HATE to spend hours messing with ripping out the trunk install and installing the radio harness just to have the same problem.

Yikes! This is a bit concerning to me. I am having the alternator whine problem also, but I have the trunk install. Chase's suggestion to correct the problem was to swap out the trunk harness for the radio harness.

I would HATE to spend hours messing with ripping out the trunk install and installing the radio harness just to have the same problem.

Anyone else with the radio harness having whine problems??

Thanks

2002 330ci w HK NAV

I am, that crap as soon as you hit 2k rpm the noise is unstoppoble ... Dension Please fix this thing !!!!

So the ICE LINK is in and appears to work great. However when listening to Sirius I hear a slight popping sound every few seconds. I was told that the ICE Link cable goes in between the Sirius connection and the car. Was also told that the voltage on the Ice Link could be up to much and causing bleed through to the Sirius. I checked and the voltage was at 2v, I lowered it all the way down to 0.5v and still have the same issue. It is in a 2005 330ci with Nav and the Ice link is connected with the trunk kit.

So the ICE LINK is in and appears to work great. However when listening to Sirius I hear a slight popping sound every few seconds. I was told that the ICE Link cable goes in between the Sirius connection and the car. Was also told that the voltage on the Ice Link could be up to much and causing bleed through to the Sirius. I checked and the voltage was at 2v, I lowered it all the way down to 0.5v and still have the same issue. It is in a 2005 330ci with Nav and the Ice link is connected with the trunk kit.

Does any one else have this problem and / or an suggestions?

Thanks

Shaun,

We spoke earlier on the phone - has tech support contacted you or your installer yet?

Alright, so my first day with the icelink everything was working well, no complaints. The next morning I could get to the correct mode on my radio, but all the presets said '1-99 2-99 3-99...etc' and none of these 'playlists' would play anything. The ipod screen displayed a big check mark and 'ok to disconnect'. When I tried playing the ipod first, then connecting it in an attempt to trick it into working it would play the song for a couple seconds, which tells me it isnt a problem with the connection. Of course after a couple seconds the ipod returned to the 'ok to disconnect' screen and the song stopped playing. Later the same day I decided to give it another try, and this time I could not even get to the correct mode on my radio. This makes no sense to me. My ipod still displays the 'ok to disconnect' screen, but here is the strange part. My buddy was over and I tried connecting his ipod to see what would happen. I still could not get to the correct mode on my radio, but his ipod displayed the icelink mode like mine had the previous day when it was working. Of course this meant nothing because my radio would not access the appropriate mode, but I thought the fact that the ipod got to the right mode meant something.

Hopefully this will help out in diagnosing the problem, if anyone figures out a solution please let me know.

Alright, so my first day with the icelink everything was working well, no complaints. The next morning I could get to the correct mode on my radio, but all the presets said '1-99 2-99 3-99...etc' and none of these 'playlists' would play anything. The ipod screen displayed a big check mark and 'ok to disconnect'. When I tried playing the ipod first, then connecting it in an attempt to trick it into working it would play the song for a couple seconds, which tells me it isnt a problem with the connection. Of course after a couple seconds the ipod returned to the 'ok to disconnect' screen and the song stopped playing. Later the same day I decided to give it another try, and this time I could not even get to the correct mode on my radio. This makes no sense to me. My ipod still displays the 'ok to disconnect' screen, but here is the strange part. My buddy was over and I tried connecting his ipod to see what would happen. I still could not get to the correct mode on my radio, but his ipod displayed the icelink mode like mine had the previous day when it was working. Of course this meant nothing because my radio would not access the appropriate mode, but I thought the fact that the ipod got to the right mode meant something.

Hopefully this will help out in diagnosing the problem, if anyone figures out a solution please let me know.

Your iPod is not initialized properly. Reboot the iPod and everything will be fixed.

Just throwing something out there. Could the alternator noise some people are experiencing be due to the differential signals the stock system works off of? I am using an aftermarket amp with the stock HU with a VEN4 converter doing the line-out translation and I have no such problems with my 2000 328i trunk install. I'm not an engineer by any stretch of the imagination but I figured it might be worth mentioning.

Any word on finding a solution to the power-off problem? THAT I am experiencing. I know sooner or later I'm going to forget to switch to FM before I shut the car down and come back to a dead battery.